Dresser



May 25, 1965 W. H. ARMSTRONG DRESSER Filed Aug. 24, 1962 This invention relates to a dresser and more particularly, to a dresser having an upright garment storage facility in conjunction with the ordinary dresser cabinet storage facility.

The ordinary dresser or similar storage facility for clothes and related articles usually provides only a cabinet having drawers or doors which allow articles to be folded and stored in the cabinet. A disadvantage of this is that all such articles must be small or else folded to t the cabinet and cannot be hung freely as many garments should be hung to prevent wrinkling. On the other hand, known types of hanging facilities for hanging clothes freely in the unfolded upright position requires a separate enclosed closet or a separate open means for hanging the clothes in the room. The enclosed closet is expensive and cannot be moved about readily. The open means for hanging clothes may be moved about readily and may be inexpensive, but it presents a cluttered appearance forV the room inasmuch as all the garments and related articles are hung in the open in the room. It is, therefore, highly desirable to provide a dresser` that has an enclosed cabinet and that is so constructed to provide a readily accessible facility for hanging garments in the upright position wherein the garments are shielded from view to present an attractive appearance while retaining ready accessibility of the garments.

It is the primary object of this invention to provide a dresser of relatively simpley and economical construction for providing a means for hanging and otherwise storing garments out of sight within a room.

Another object of this invention resides in a dresser having a facility for hanging garments out of sight in an unfolded vertical position and in an enclosed dresser cabinet storage.

A further object of this invention is to provide a dresser having a readily accessible facility for hanging garments in an unfolded upright position as well as cabinet storage facilities and which may be placed against the wall to present a general flush appearance therewith.

With these and other objects in view, the present invention contemplates a dresser for storing clothing and other related articles wherein a panel is provided that eX- tends upwardly from a base at a predetermined distance from a wall edge of the base to provide a space between the Wall edge and the panel for storing articles in the unfolded vertical position, and to provide a space in front `of the panel for a dresser cabinet for receiving small or folded articles. The panel is further so positioned as to tend to present a general flush appearance with thewall behind the dresser.

Other objects, advantages, and novel aspects of the invention will become apparent upon consideration of the following detailed description, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of the dresser showing the overall structural characteristics thereof.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the dresser showing storage facilities thereof.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the dresser showing the garments stored behind the panel.

Referring to the drawings, there is illustrated a dresser (FIGS. 1-3) including generally a base 11, a cabinet i 12, and an upright panel 13. The base 11 has a horizon- United vStates Patent O tal platform member 14, legs 15, and front, side, and back edges 16, 17, and 18, respectively.

` The dresser cabinet 12 is positioned on the front portion of the base platform member 14 and has a top 19, a front drawer Ztl and a front door 21. The front drawer Z0 and the door 21 are adapted to open and receive small or folded articles to be stored within the cabinet 12.

The panel 13 forms the back of the cabinet 12 and extends upwardly from the base 11 beyond the top 19 of the cabinet 12 (FIGS. l and 2). The panel 13 is positioned a predetermined distance D (FIG. 2) from the rear edge 18 of the horizontal base platform 14 to pro- 'vde a space S between the vertical plane of the rear edge 18 or a room wall 18a and the panel 13. The space S facilitates the hanging of articles of clothing 22 on a hook 23 secured to a back surface 24 of the panel 13 and provides a horizontal area 25 on the base platform 14 for storing articles such as :shoes 26.

Thus, it can be seen that the novel dresser 1@ as representatively illustrated in FIGS. 1-3 provides a unique dresser that facilitates totally enclosed storage of folded or small articles in the dresser cabinet 12 while providing an open and readily accessible space S for storing articles of clothing 26 and 22 on a horizontal platform 25 and on a hook 23 in an upright position between the dresser 10 and the wall 13a. It should be noted that although the dresser 10 is of such a structure that the space S provided between the dresser lll and the Wall 1&1 or plane 18 is open and readily accessible from the sides of the dresser 1li, the dresser is so constructed that the space S is substantially covered by the panel 13. The dresser thus presents a tidy appearance by not having the readily accessible clothing space S exposed to the direct view of persons in the room and further presents the appearance of being more or less flush with the wall.

I wish it to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the specific constructions and arrangements shown and described, except only insofar as the claim may be so limited, as it will be understood to those skilled in the art that changes may be made without departing from the principles of the invention.

What is claimed is:

A dresser for storing clothing and related articles comprising a single continuous horizontal base having an exposed rear edge adapted to be positioned adjacent and parallel to the wall of a room, a storage cabinet mounted on said base and having a vertical rear wall positioned inwardly from said rear edge of said base for providing a space on said base behind said Vcabinet adapted to supportedly receive articles to be stored, a single panel extending directly vertically upwardly from said base and substantially beyond said cabinet to a height at least twice the height of said cabinet adjacent said cabinet rear wall for providing an opening space between the room wall and said panel completely open on all sides other than panel and base sides to receive articles to be stored, and a hook extending rearwardly from the rear of said panel for supporting other articles to be stored in the space behind said panel.

References Cited bythe Examiner UNlTED STATES PATENTS FRANK B. SHERRY, Primary Examiner. 

